Brenda Perkins Ithier died on July 29, 2014, in Bronx, NY.  She was a 1967 graduate of Howard High and employed by Chase Bank. Services will be on Aug. 2, at St. Benedict’s Church at 10 a.m., handled by Benta’s Funeral Home in Bronx, NY. Announcement is by John P. Franklin Funeral Home, 1101 Dodds Ave., 622-9995. (click for more)

Samuel Bradley Cromer, 19, of Chattanooga, died on Wednesday, July 30, 2014. A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 4, at OLPH Catholic Church with Reverend Jim Vick officiating. Memorial contributions can be made to the OLPH Football Program, 501 South Moore Road, Chattanooga, Tn. 37412. The family will receive friends from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. on Monday, ... (click for more)

Harold Roger Shell, 82, of Cleveland, TN, passed away Friday, August 1, 2014 at the family residence.   He was a member of Westwood Baptist Church where he was a faithful member of the Bethany Sunday School Class. He was a self-employed construction worker; owner of Shell’s Used Cars and was the owner of many apartments and a campground.  He was a member of the ... (click for more)

Muriel Eden, 87, of Cleveland, TN and formerly of Dallas, TX, died on Friday, August 1, 2014 in a Chattanooga Hospice Facility.  She was born in St. Helens, England. She was a devoted Christian, sweet friend, loving aunt and sister and will be deeply missed by all who knew her. Muriel was a faithful member of the North Cleveland Church of God and the Encouragers Sunday School ... (click for more)

In a ruling Friday, a Federal Court Judge in Rome agreed with Hutcheson Medical Center and Regions Bank to grant the request for an injunction, effectively stopping the foreclosure efforts of Erlanger Health System against Hutcheson. In stopping the foreclosure set for next Tuesday, the judge held that the public interest in keeping the hospital doors open was “insurmountable.”  ... (click for more)

A mediated global resolution has been achieved in 63 lawsuits pending in U.S. District Court involving more than 850 plaintiffs asserting claims against the Tennessee Valley Authority arising from the 2008 ash spill at Kingston Fossil Plant. The resolution, outlined in documents submitted Friday to the U.S. District Court in Knoxville, comes after nearly two years of ... (click for more)